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7 Lancaster Court Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0JP

MC/24/1842HouseholderApproved

Approved on 14 November 2024

Council decision: Approval with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction of a single storey extension to sides/rear with roof lights, single storey extension to front to enlarge porch, widening of existing hardstanding and dropped kerb

Received
7 September 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Rainham South West
Agent
Woodstock Associates
  1. Received7 Sep
  2. Validated9 Sep
  3. Consult.3 Oct
  4. Target15 Nov
  5. Decided14 Nov

Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 7 Lancaster Court Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 0JP. Medway has handled 2,531 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Medway's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Rainham South West. We hold 802 applications in total for the ME8 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Medway Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME8 0JP
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 September 2024
Consultation expiry
3 October 2024
Consultation start
12 September 2024
Consultation end
3 October 2024
Neighbour consultation start
10 September 2024
Neighbour consultation end
1 October 2024
Last date for comments
3 October 2024
Target decision date
15 November 2024
Permission expires
14 November 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Woodstock Associates
Architect profile
WOODSTOCK DESIGN ASSOCIATES LTD
Agent address
53 Woodstock Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4HJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
67 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13390470
Documents
9
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Tree Preservation Order
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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